UK’s Freeview TV service now has an app to stream and search its channels
Freeview, the UK’s free-to-air digital TV platform, has released a new app that lets you watch all its on-demand content and some of its channels from one place. Live TV streams from the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 are available, as is on-demand content from iPlayer, the ITV Hub, All 4, My5, and UKTV Play. Combined, Freeview claims these services cover 95 percent of the UK’s most-watched TV.
Although all this content is already available through each broadcaster’s own mobile app, Freeview’s new software brings it together into a single service, complete with a universal search. A TV guide is available to browse what’s coming up and set reminders appropriately, and the app will also show curated recommendations for what to watch.
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